By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-11-10 23:03:10
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
芝加哥电 – 笼罩在马刺头顶的“芝加哥魔咒”被正式打破。
而这一切，马刺都要感谢一个人——维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama)。
周一，在联合中心，这位全明星中锋在第四节独砍 38 分中的 18 分，率领马刺以 121-117 逆转战胜公牛。
这场胜利终结了马刺对阵芝加哥的六连败，这一连败纪录也追平了他们对阵波士顿时创下的队史最长单体对手连败纪录。
这也是马刺自 2021 年 3 月以来首次在联合中心取得胜利，此前他们在这里已遭遇四连败。
文班亚马本场比赛的表现，是他自揭幕战客场对阵达拉斯砍下 40 分的代表作以来，得分最高的一场。此外，这位身高 7 英尺 4 英寸的法国人还贡献了 12 个篮板、5 次助攻和 5 次盖帽。
达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 为马刺贡献了 21 分，此外，斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 得到 19 分，卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 得到 16 分。
此役过后，马刺队的战绩提升至 8 胜 2 负，这是他们自 2015-16 赛季以来，开季前 10 场比赛的最佳战绩。
以下是周一这场胜利的三大看点：
- 超级巨星决定 NBA 比赛，而马刺正拥有一位
在 NBA，绝大多数比赛的第四节都归结于球星打出球星级别的表现。
文班亚马做到了，甚至做得更多。
第四节初段，马刺曾一度落后多达 13 分。文班亚马凭借个人一波 10-0 的攻击波将马刺带回比赛，在还剩 7 分 03 秒时将比分追至 101-104。
当公牛拒绝自行缴械时，文班亚马亲手将他们打到服气。
他在比赛还剩一分钟时，顶着尼古拉·武切维奇 (Nikola Vucevic) 的防守命中一记超远三分，将比分追平为 114 平。在马刺的下一个回合，文班亚马面对武切维奇再次命中一记干拔三分，帮助马刺在比赛仅剩 27.1 秒时取得领先。
在前文班亚马时代，马刺曾无数次像周一的芝加哥队这样输掉比赛——在比赛的大部分时间里打得不错，却在第四节因为对手超级巨星的超神发挥而输球。
马刺显然更喜欢站在赢球的这一边。
- “法式香草”组合再度来袭
因脚踝和肩部伤势缺席了此前七场比赛后，科内特的回归为马刺注入了活力。
这位身高 7 英尺 1 英寸的替补中锋无缝衔接回了自己的角色——时而顶替文班亚马出场，时而与他并肩作战。
这个所谓的“法式香草”组合在关键时刻发挥了巨大作用。
文班亚马在第四节的表现一如既往地神勇。科内特也打出了关键表现，他在帮助马刺反超的那波 10-0 攻势中贡献了 6 分，并在防守端对内线的一切投篮都构成了威胁。
在决定性的第四节，文班亚马和科内特合力砍下了马刺全队 32 分中的 28 分。
科内特是马刺拼图中的重要一块。现在，他回来了。
- 特雷·琼斯在芝加哥如鱼得水
特雷·琼斯 (Tre Jones) 在圣安东尼奥度过了他 NBA 职业生涯的前四个半赛季，作为一名“小火车头”式的次轮秀，他在这里证明了自己。
去年二月，在一笔将福克斯从萨克拉门托带到马刺的三方交易中，他被送往了芝加哥。
琼斯承认，离开阿拉莫城是件艰难的事，他和家人已在那里安家立业。然而，在芝加哥，琼斯找到了他篮球生涯的归宿，以至于他在去年夏天签下了一份为期三年、价值 2400 万美元的合同，重返这座风城。
这位 25 岁的球员本赛季为公牛队首发出战了全部 10 场比赛，在周一的比赛前，他场均贡献 12.8 分、5.3 次助攻和 2 次抢断。
而在面对旧主时，他更是打出了赛季新高的 20 分，外加 7 个篮板和 7 次助攻。
对琼斯来说，他无法亲身参与文班亚马革命的下一步，这无疑是一种遗憾。但从出场时间和球队角色来看，转会芝加哥对他的职业生涯而言是一大幸事。
即使福克斯从未加盟圣安东尼奥，琼斯在轮换次序上也可能会排在冉冉升起的新星后卫卡斯尔和新秀迪兰·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 之后。
而在芝加哥，琼斯是一名首发球员，他有自己要扮演的角色和要完成的任务。
San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet, left, celebrates with forward Victor Wembanyama during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
San Antonio Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson, left, celebrates with forward Victor Wembanyama during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls in Chicago, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Bulls players react as they watch teammates during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs in Chicago, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet, center, dunks past Chicago Bulls forward Jalen Smith, left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan gives directions during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs in Chicago, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) blocks a shot in the final seconds of the second half of an NBA game with New Orleans in San Antonio, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. The Spurs beat the Pelicans 126-119.
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama, right, drives to the basket against Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic, left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle, left, canot control the ball against Chicago Bulls forward Isaac Okoro, right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
San Antonio Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson reacts to a call during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls in Chicago, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson, right, drives against Chicago Bulls forward Jalen Smith during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama, right, blocks a shot by Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic, left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama, right, tries to steal the ball from Chicago Bulls forward Matas Buzelis, left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) drives to the basket against Chicago Bulls guard Tre Jones, center left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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3 Takeaways as Wembanyama owns fourth quarter in Chicago
CHICAGO – The great Chicago curse is officially over.
For that, the Spurs can thank one Victor Wembanyama.
The All-Star center scored 18 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter Monday to lift the Spurs to a 121-117 come-from-behind victory over the Bulls at the United Center.
It snapped a six-game losing streak for the Spurs against Chicago, a skid that had matched Boston as the Spurs’ longest against an individual opponent.
It was also the Spurs’ first victory at the United Center since March of 2021, a stretch of four consecutive losses.
In addition to Wembanyama’s highest-scoring game since a 40-point opus at Dallas on opening night, the 7-foot-4 Frenchman added 12 rebounds, five assists and five blocks.
De’Aaron Fox chipped in 21 points for the Spurs, who also got 19 from Stephon Castle and 16 from Luke Kornet.
The victory improved the Spurs to 8-2, their best start after 10 games since 2015-16.
Here are three takeaways from Monday’s win:
1. Superstars win in the NBA, and the Spurs have one
More often than not, fourth quarter games in the NBA come down to stars playing like stars.
Wembanyama did that and then some.
The Spurs trailed by as many as 13 points early in the fourth quarter. Wembanyama got the Spurs back into it with a personal 10-0 run that cut the score to 104-101 with 7:03 left.
When the Bulls refused to submit on their own, Wembanyama beat them into submission himself.
His deep 3-pointer over Nikola Vucevic tied the score at 114 with a minute left. On the Spurs’ next possession, Wembanyama hit another pull-up 3-pointer on Vucevic to give the Spurs the lead with 27.1 ticks left.
In the pre-Wembanyama era, the Spurs lost countless games the way Chicago did Monday – play well for large swaths of the game but lose to a superstar doing superstar things in the fourth.
The Spurs prefer to be on this side of things.
2. French Vanilla rides again
Kornet gave the Spurs a boost after missing the previous seven games with ankle and shoulder injuries.
The 7-1 backup center slid right back into his role spelling Wembanyama at times, and playing alongside him at others.
That so-called French Vanilla combination was big down the stretch.
Wembanyama obviously did what Wembanyama does in the fourth. Kornet made significant plays, scoring six points in the 10-0 run that put the Spurs on top as well as challenging everything inside defensively.
Wembanyama and Kornet accounted for 28 of the Spurs’ 32 points in the decisive fourth quarter.
Kornet is an important piece to the Spurs’ puzzle. Now they have him back.
3. Tre Jones is right at home in Chicago
Jones spent the first 4 ½ seasons of his NBA career in San Antonio, earning his stripes as a little-engine-that-could second-round draft pick.
He went to Chicago last February as part of the three-way deal that brought Fox to the Spurs from Sacramento.
Jones admitted it was tough to leave the Alamo City, where he and his family had built a life. In Chicago, however, Jones has found his basketball home, so much so he signed a three-year, $24 million deal last summer to return to the Windy City.
The 25-year-old has started all 10 games with the Bulls this season, averaging 12.8 points, 5.3 assists and two steals heading into Monday.
All he did against his former team was put up a season high with 20 points to go with seven rebounds and seven assists.
It is unfortunate for Jones he won’t be around for the next step in the Wembanyama revolution. From a playing-time and role perspective, the move to Chicago has been a boon to his career.
Even if Fox never came to San Antonio, Jones was likely to fall down the depth chart behind up-and-coming guards Castle and rookie Dylan Harper.
In Chicago, Jones is a starter with a role to play and a job to do.
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News